Bottle-stopper.



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BOTTLE STOPPER.

APPLIO-ATION FILED DEO. 27, 1904.

UNTTnp STATES Patented May 2, 1905.

ALPHONSE PELTIER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

BOTTLE-STOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 789,058, dated May 2, 1905.

Application filed December 27, 1904. Serial No. 238,393.

To all 11172/0777/ it Harry concern:

Be it known that I, ALPHONSE PELTIER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Brooklyn, in the county of AKings and State of New York, have invented l tained therein.

More specifically, the invention consists of a chamber with outlets at one end and a port at the other, over which latter a valve can he seated by gravity or by the action of a fluid or liquid entering the said openings. The valve may be lifted or raised by a iiuid passing through the said port on its way out of the said bottle or vessel.

Referring' to the drawings, Figure l represents a vertical axial section of the stopper attached to the neck of a bottle. Fig. Q shows a top View of the stopper. Fig. 3 is a top view of the chamber of the stopper'. Fig. 4 represents a partial section as on the line m :v of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a section of Fig. l on the line w m. Fig. reprcsentsla partial axial section of a modification of the invention. Fig. 7 shows a top view of the valve represented in Fig. 6.

Referringto Figs. l to 5, the neck of a bottle is shown at A, on the top edge of which is supported a chamber B by means of a iange extending therefrom. At the lower end of the chamber there is formed a valve-seat with the port b2. Rings or helical indentations 3 are generally formed on the outer su rfaces of the chamber to hold cement O, with which the chamber is securely fastened to the neck of the bottle. A threaded collar Z1* extends up from the llange b and to which is screwed and held with cement the cap D, having the openings or perforations (Z. At the top end of the chamber B is fastened the head or plate E, having perforations or openings c, A lug E extends from the circumferential edge of the plate E, and a notch on the inner circumferential edge of the opening in the top of the chamber B is arranged to allow the said lug to pass therethrough into a groove b in said chamber'. After the lug has been turned or moved into the groove a small portion of cement placed into the notch will keep the head or plate E in place. A guide-barrel E2 extends from the plate E and envelope the spindle f of the valve F. The latter is generally made spherical on its seating-face to securely fit its seat Il', which latter is shaped to suit the said valve. The lower end of the guidebarrel E2 is generally flared out or turned up, so as to constitute a table E3, and the valveseat 7) is turned in at its upper end to form a table B.

To apply and use the invention, the valve F is dropped in place on its seat bf. Then the plate E is secured to the chamber B, after which the cap D is fastened on the said chamber. Then the latter is inserted into the neck A of the bottle, the flange being' supported on the edge of the said neck, and a portion of cement between the chamber and surface of the neck bind them securely together.

It is evident that when the bottle, with its stopper, is held in an upright position, as shown in Fig. 1, the valve F covers thc port 2 and that any fluid forced through the perforations in the cap D and plate E will tend to more securely hold the valve F on its seat. Should by any accident the valve not be located over the port, then the liquid which will be trapped in the top of the cup-shaped valve F will force the latter into proper position to close its port b2. Should any instrument be inserted through the perforations Z or c in an attempt to lift or hold up the Valve F, the latter cannot be reached, because the tables E3 and B would prevent the same. When the bottle is tipped and inverted, the valve F falls away from the seat opens the port Z22, and allows the fluid or liquid to flow through the perforations Z and e.

In Figs. 6 and 7 the invention is modified by dispensing with the barrel E2 and inserting in a chamber Gr, otherwise similar to the IOO chamber B, a valve H, which latter has extending below it the stem L, that carries the table H, having the prongs LZ. In this modified form of stopper the valve H covers the port I of the seat gin the chamber Gr, and when the bottle J is tipped and inverted the valve H falls away and opens the said port I, the prongs h2 preventing the table H closing the said port, and hence the fluid or liquid contained in the bottle can be poured therefrom.

Having described my invention, I claim-- 1. In a stopper the combination of a chamber, a valve-seat having a port in the chamber, a valve in said chamber, a guide in the chamber to maintain the valve in proper positions, a table extending from the guide, and a cap having perforations on the chamber.

2. In a stopper the combination of a chamber, a valve-seat with a port in the chamber, a Valve in said chamber, a guide in the chamber to maintain the valve in proper positions, a table extending from the guide, a table extending from the valve-seat, and a cap having perforations on the chamber.

3. In a stopper the combination of a chamber, a valve-seat having a port in the chamber, a perforated head at the top of the chamber, a barrel-guide extending from the head, a valve in the chamber arranged to operate over the port in the chamber, a spindle on the valve extending into the barrel-guide, and a perforated cap secured to the chamber.

4. The combination of a vessel, a chamber secured thereto, a valve-seat having a port at one end of the chamber, a perforated head at the other end of the chamber, a barrel-guide extending from the head, a valve in the chamber over the said port, a spindle on the valve extending into the barrel-guide, and a perforated cap over the chamber.

5. The combination of a bottle, a chamber secured in the neck thereof, a valve-seat having a port at the lower end of the chamber, a perforated head secured to the top of the chamber, a barrel-guide extending from thev 

